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• Steering
  ...x]] and the wheels usually conforms to a variation of [[Ackermann steering geometry]], to account for the fact that in a turn, the inner wheel is actually trav ...n under the forces of steering, thus slightly altering the rear suspension geometry in such a manner as to enhance stability.
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• Diesel engine
  ...he crankshaft. [[Scavenging]] (pushing the exhausted gas-charge out of the cylinder, and drawing in a fresh draught of air) of the engine is done either by por ...r engines utilize small electric heaters called [[glow plug]]s inside the cylinder to warm the cylinders prior to starting. A small number use resistive grid
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• Ferrari 348
  ...tures a naturally aspirated 3.4 litre version of the quad-cam, 4-valve per cylinder V8 engine which was originally found in the 288 GTO supercar. The engine pr ...ack being one inch wider due to the addition of spacers and the suspension geometry was revised which greatly enhanced its super-car-level handling, ride and b
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• Alfa Romeo GT
  |6 cylinder Vee 24v |4 cylinder 16v
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• Turbo
  ...s, on petrol engines) cooled before it is fed into the [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s, using an [[intercooler]] or a ''charge air cooler'' (a heat-exchange de ...l engine]]s, this problem is virtualy eliminated by utilising a [[variable geometry turbocharger]].
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• Formula One engines
  ...on travels from Top Dead Center(TDC) to Bottom Dead Center(BDC) inside the cylinder. A shorter stroke enables the engine to produce a higher rotating speed at 3.0 L [[V10 engine|V10]], engine may have no more than 5 valves per cylinder.
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• Ferrari 328
  ...imilar radiator grille and front light assembly layout. Thus all the eight-cylinder cars in the range shared fairly unified front and rear aspects, providing a ...de available as an option, which necessitated a redesign of the suspension geometry to provide negative offset. This in turn meant that the road wheel design w
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• Lancia Fulvia
  ...at 6000 rpm. Other changes included negative camber front suspension geometry with light alloy 13 inch 6J wheels and the close ratio 5 speed gearbox and ...he Flavia with the major exception of the engine, the Flavia having a four cylinder horizontally opposed engine and the Fulvia a 'Narrow Angle' vee configurati
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• Cizeta
  ...sixteen cylinder engine made up of two coupled [[V8]]s sharing a single [[Cylinder block|block]] and styling by [[Marcello Gandini]] that was strikingly simil ...ect! When the mock-up was ready, I suddenly said that I was launching a 16-cylinder sportscar. Even the Italian press did not know!"
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• Ducati Desmosedici
  ...four, five or six-cylinder bikes. However, analysis indicated that a twin-cylinder engine would not have been able to produce the required amount of power (mo ...r Stroking at the same time (also called Twin Pulse). With four valves per cylinder, the total number of valves is sixteen - ''Desmosedici'' means ''desmodromi
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• Wankel engine
  ...typical [[Otto cycle]] engine are arranged sequentially around an [[Oval (geometry)|oval]], unlike the reciprocating motion of a [[piston engine]]. In the bas ...r every two revolutions (that is, one half power stroke per revolution per cylinder) each combustion chamber of each rotor in the Wankel generates one combusti
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• Turbocharger
  ...nd most commonly is, on petrol engines) cooled before it is fed into the [[cylinder]]s, using an [[intercooler]] or a ''charge air cooler'' (a heat-exchange de ...l engine]]s, this problem is virtualy eliminated by utilising a [[variable geometry turbocharger]].
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• Pagani Huayra
  Mercedes-AMG provides the heart for the Huayra. The 60 degree 12 cylinder turbocharged engine with a displacement of 5980 cm3 has been developed not ...guarantee the best cooling efficiency of the intercoolers placed over the cylinder heads. Dry sump lubrication ensures an optimal oil feed to the engine even
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• Alfa Romeo Giulia
  ...ars which were fitted with [[fuel injection]]. Competition models featured cylinder heads with twin spark plugs. Common to all models was also a 5-speed [[manu ...ving a wider section and slightly smaller rolling diameter. The suspension geometry was also revised, and an anti-roll bar was fitted to the rear suspension.
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• Ilario Bandini
  ...a [[Overhead camshaft#Double overhead camshaft|twin overhead camshaft]] [[cylinder head]] based on an [[Alfa Romeo]] design. With this car, Bandini entered ev ...aced: all that remained of the original Crosley engine was the aluminium [[Cylinder block|block]].
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• List of automotive superlatives
  ** First 6-cylinder - 1903 [[Napier & Son]] * First non-[[Diesel]] variable-vane geometry [[turbocharger]] - 2006 [[Porsche 997#Turbo|Porsche 911 Turbo]]/[[BorgWarne
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